Correspondence on “Childhood Epilepsy With Occipital Paroxysms: Difficulties in Distinct Segregation Into Either the Early-Onset or Late-Onset Epilepsy Subtypes”

Genizi J. , Zelnik N. , Ravid S. , Shahar E. Childhood epilepsy with occipital paroxysms: difficulties in distinct segregation into either the early-onset or late-onset epilepsy subtypes. J Child Neurol. 2007;22:588-592.

Engel J. Jr. Report of the ILAE classification core group. Epilepsia. 2006;47:1558-1568.

Covanis A. , Ferrie CD , Koutroumanidis M. , Oguni H. , Panayiotopoulos CP Panayiotopoulos syndrome and Gastaut type idiopathic childhood occipital epilepsy . In: Roger J , Bureau M , Dravet C , Genton P , Tassinari CA , Wolf P , eds. Epileptic Syndromes in Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence. 4th ed with video. Montrouge, France: John Libbey Eurotext; 2005:227-253.

Panayiotopoulos CP Benign childhood focal seizures and related epileptic syndromes. In: Panayiotopoulos CP , editor. A Clinical Guide to Epileptic Syndromes and their Treatment. 2nd ed. London, UK: Springer; 2007:285-318.

Ferrie C. , Caraballo R. , Covanis A. , et al. Panayiotopoulos syndrome: a consensus view. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2006;48: 236-240.

Covanis A. Panayiotopoulos syndrome: a benign childhood autonomic epilepsy frequently imitating encephalitis, syncope, migraine, sleep disorder, or gastroenteritis . Pediatrics. 2006;118: e1237-e1243.

Koutroumanidis M. Panayiotopoulos syndrome: an important electroclinical example of benign childhood system epilepsy. Epilepsia. 2007;48:1044-1053.

Caraballo RH , Cersosimo RO , Fejerman N. Childhood occipital epilepsy of Gastaut: a study of 33 patients. Epilepsia. 2008; 49:288-297.

Ferrie CD , Caraballo R. , Covanis A. , et al. Autonomic status epilepticus in Panayiotopoulos syndrome and other childhood and adult epilepsies: a consensus view. Epilepsia . 2007;48: 1165-1172.

Shahar E. , Genizi J. Childhood epilepsy with occipital paroxysms: variations on the theme. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2008;47: 224-227.